Since it's in Beta I do wonder if they'll add it to other devices currently shipping. I can see an argument for Siri only being on the iPhone 4S because adding to all devices running iOS 5.0 today would have crippled it before the iPhone 4S even arrive. They need it to be as responsive as possible.

Dick Applebaum on whether the iPad is a personal computer: "BTW, I am posting this from my iPad pc while sitting on the throne... personal enough for you?"

With the update to the ios5 i lost everything! my photos my apps my contacts EVERYTHING!
I connect my iphone to itunes and it says "Itunes was interrupted while restoring the contents of Iphone" George's Iphone ". Would you like to restore this Iphone again now? I press Continue restore and it asking me the code for the backup file! I put every code I remember but it says incorrect!! I remember that i had press encrypt backfile when i done iOS 4 update but now i cant fix it!!! Any solutions?Pleaseeeee help me cause i freak out!!!!!

With the update to the ios5 i lost everything! my photos my apps my contacts EVERYTHING!
I connect my iphone to itunes and it says "Itunes was interrupted while restoring the contents of Iphone" George's Iphone ". Would you like to restore this Iphone again now? I press Continue restore and it asking me the code for the backup file! I put every code I remember but it says incorrect!! I remember that i had press encrypt backfile when i done iOS 4 update but now i cant fix it!!! Any solutions?Pleaseeeee help me cause i freak out!!!!!

Without the correct password you cannot access your old backup. I don't know why people encrypt their iPhone backups. Just password protect your computer!

Somebody said something earlier about having to wait until after work to upgrade. From the big rush that appears to have hit the servers, it looks like having a beer after work might be a good strategy, but I wouldn't want to get a CUI (computing under the influence).

been trying to update for last hour. Backup completed an hour ago, and phone has been in restore/recovery mode since. Goes through process fine but when it looks like it is about to finish the firmware restore, I get the 3004 error. on about the 7-10th try. running 10.6.8.

This is the mother of all upgrades - Macs, iPhones, iPod Touches and AppleTVs all being upgraded. Apple servers are taking a pounding that they cannot handle. Hopefully, this is not a harbinger of iCloud might work.

Wonder if the problems might be exacerbated by iCloud being heavily used by those who successfully upgraded early?

been trying to update for last hour. Backup completed an hour ago, and phone has been in restore/recovery mode since. Goes through process fine but when it looks like it is about to finish the firmware restore, I get the 3004 error. on about the 7-10th try. running 10.6.8.

Been sitting here watching my 100+ apps restore, wishing that iDevices still had Firewire because it's been like an hour.

Yeah, Firewire is way better than USB. I have an old iPod that still uses firewire.

I need a new external drive soon, and I see that they have all these cheap 2 terrabyte USB 2.0 externals, but screw that! It's not worth it. I'm going to spend more and get a firewire enclosure, because I can't stand the slowness of USB.

Can you imagine having a 2 terrabytes drive and having to use USB ? Sounds like a nightmare.

Well, forget it. I've been trying for six hours now, and all I get is an error message that the iPhone cannot be updated due to an internal error. Is this the shape of things to come now that Steve has gone? I am getting really frustrated, this is so un-Apple!

This is the mother of all upgrades - Macs, iPhones, iPod Touches and AppleTVs all being upgraded. Apple servers are taking a pounding that they cannot handle. Hopefully, this is not a harbinger of iCloud might work.

I didn't have much trouble. Yeah, it went a bit slower than usual, but I updated all of my stuff: OSX, iOS, aTV, plus apps including Aperture 3, which is pretty hefty.

Just successfully updated to iOS5 on my 3GS. It was about the 5th attempt. The last time I turned off WiFi, 3G and Cellular Data. I'm not sure whether that was helpful or just coincidental.
Best of luck!

All I am getting are internal errors for both my iPhone 4, and iPad. Called Apple, and they wanted me to pay because I did not have the extended warranty. Fought that, but they were completely useless. For the first time in a decade, I have nothing nice to say about Apple. Both my iPhone, and iPad are bricks, meaning no os on either.

Well, forget it. I've been trying for six hours now, and all I get is an error message that the iPhone cannot be updated due to an internal error. Is this the shape of things to come now that Steve has gone? I am getting really frustrated, this is so un-Apple!

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Originally Posted by MatthewGavin

12 Hours.................

I was trying for a good 6 hours and it finally updated successfully. Have faith!

Putting my phone into airplane mode seems to have done the trick. It was bricked and getting the error message a few times after an initial success at the restore but now it's going through again for good this time.